A new year, a new perspective...
So, when I last wrote, I was soaking up the rays in Jamaica. Today, it's a balmy 39 degrees...much improved over the last couple of days when it was in the teens!
Today is my first full juicing day. On Christmas eve, I watched the movie, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" by Joe Cross. It totally changed my life!!!! His journey was very dramatic, he juiced (only had juice) for 60 days!!! But he also had medical conditions and alot more excess weight (~100 lbs) than me. 12/26 is the last day I had coffee...today is 1/5 - the tenth day, since I haven't had caffeine. The first 2-5 days were tough...now it's a little bit easier. That's not to say that I'm never going to have coffee again, but I've made a resolution to myself to eat more healthy this year...and forever! This is all about long term sustainability. So, I'm not giving up bacon FOREVER, but...I know that I can't eat it every day like I used to. Maybe once a week, or once every other week...and eat turkey bacon when I can. My goal is to not have a muffin top when I sit down and I'd like to rock a two piece this summer!!!
On 12/26, I weighted 170lbs. After that, I made it a point to eat more healthy and try and drink juice once a day as one meal replacement. I also have been drinking 64-72 ounces of water a day. This morning I stepped on the scale and I now weigh 163.5 lbs. Not bad for 10 days!!!!
I've also tried to amp up my exercise...insert more cardio into the picture. For the past month or so, I've been trying to jog. I would "jog" for l-2 min, then walk, then jog, then walk....I'd go about 1-2 miles, then walk all the way back. On Monday, 1/1/12, I sprinted for 1-2 min, walked, sprinted, walked (4X when my normal was 2 or 3) for 1 mile, then I jogged (the whole time without stopping) back the entire mile home. I was so amped!!!!
On Tuesday, I went to my very first Zumba class, with my friend Yoli. I didn't think I was going to make it. We were "dancing" for a full 60 minutes! We didn't stop and there were NO SLOW SONGS! It was a workout!!! I was totally drenched when I left there...whoa! I may have to look into doing that once a week...or once every other week to change things up.
And the best part...I had a fabulous New Year's...with a great guy! We had a lot of fun...and I hope to have more.
Here's to everyone...Happy New Year, and all the best for 2012!!!
Today is my first full juicing day. On Christmas eve, I watched the movie, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" by Joe Cross. It totally changed my life!!!! His journey was very dramatic, he juiced (only had juice) for 60 days!!! But he also had medical conditions and alot more excess weight (~100 lbs) than me. 12/26 is the last day I had coffee...today is 1/5 - the tenth day, since I haven't had caffeine. The first 2-5 days were tough...now it's a little bit easier. That's not to say that I'm never going to have coffee again, but I've made a resolution to myself to eat more healthy this year...and forever! This is all about long term sustainability. So, I'm not giving up bacon FOREVER, but...I know that I can't eat it every day like I used to. Maybe once a week, or once every other week...and eat turkey bacon when I can. My goal is to not have a muffin top when I sit down and I'd like to rock a two piece this summer!!!
On 12/26, I weighted 170lbs. After that, I made it a point to eat more healthy and try and drink juice once a day as one meal replacement. I also have been drinking 64-72 ounces of water a day. This morning I stepped on the scale and I now weigh 163.5 lbs. Not bad for 10 days!!!!
I've also tried to amp up my exercise...insert more cardio into the picture. For the past month or so, I've been trying to jog. I would "jog" for l-2 min, then walk, then jog, then walk....I'd go about 1-2 miles, then walk all the way back. On Monday, 1/1/12, I sprinted for 1-2 min, walked, sprinted, walked (4X when my normal was 2 or 3) for 1 mile, then I jogged (the whole time without stopping) back the entire mile home. I was so amped!!!!
On Tuesday, I went to my very first Zumba class, with my friend Yoli. I didn't think I was going to make it. We were "dancing" for a full 60 minutes! We didn't stop and there were NO SLOW SONGS! It was a workout!!! I was totally drenched when I left there...whoa! I may have to look into doing that once a week...or once every other week to change things up.
And the best part...I had a fabulous New Year's...with a great guy! We had a lot of fun...and I hope to have more.
Here's to everyone...Happy New Year, and all the best for 2012!!!
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